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Best walleye lakes in Québec

1486 Québec waters hold walleye, 1483 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. Low-light predator with reflective eyes. Feeds on structure edges at dawn, dusk and night.

1. Grand lac Victoria — 131 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #1: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
2. Lake Timiskaming — 70 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Sauger, Northern PikeWhy #2: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · 1 public access site
3. Réservoir Mitchinamecus — 154 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake TroutWhy #3: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
4. Grand lac Saint-François — 130 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Rainbow TroutWhy #4: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 7 public access sites
5. Lac du Poisson Blanc — 407 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern PikeWhy #5: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
6. Lac Némiscachingue — 213 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake TroutWhy #6: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
7. Lac Lemoine — 169 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #7: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
8. Lac Chigoubiche — 180 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake TroutWhy #8: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
9. Lac Opasatica — 197 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Sauger, Northern PikeWhy #9: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
10. Lac Preissac — 54 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #10: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
11. Lac des Commissaires — 150 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Lake TroutWhy #11: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
12. Lake Memphremagog — 351 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #12: mapped size signal; contours are approximated · no verified access record attached
13. Lac Jean-Peré — 100 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #13: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
14. Lac Byrd — 131 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #14: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
15. Lac Cawasachouane — 98 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #15: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
16. Grand lac Bostonnais — 70 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook TroutWhy #16: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
17. Lac Mégantic — 248 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Rainbow TroutWhy #17: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 2 public access sites
18. Lac Aylmer — 110 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Rainbow TroutWhy #18: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 3 public access sites
19. Réservoir Kiamika — 459 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #19: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
20. Lac Massawippi — 279 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern PikeWhy #20: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 6 public access sites
21. Lac Canimina — 98 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #21: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
22. Lac De Montigny — 15 ft max · survey depth data · Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Yellow PerchWhy #22: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site
23. Lac Pythonga — 197 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Channel CatfishWhy #23: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · no verified access record attached
24. Lac Memphrémagog — 330 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern PikeWhy #24: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 9 public access sites
25. Lac Labelle — 213 ft max · survey depth data · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Channel CatfishWhy #25: survey-backed contours receive the ranking's data-quality boost · 1 public access site

…plus 1461 more Québec waters holding walleye.

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When to fish walleye in Québec

• Spring 4–15 ft — Spawning runs to gravel shoals, rocky shorelines and inflows.
• Summer 15–35 ft — Deep humps and breaklines by day; edges and flats in low light.
• Fall 12–40 ft — Fish steep structure near deep basins; big fish move shallow at night.
• Winter 20–40 ft — Deep basin flats and humps; short dawn/dusk feeding windows.

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